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O2 Arena, London |
- Opened in July 2007
- 23,000 Seats
- £600million
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Description |
| My study of the O2 Arena (the new stadium inside the Millennium Dome) I talk about the Roof Structure and Extreme Events.
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| The Roof was interesting because the whole thing had to be brought into the dome in pieces, assembled on the floor of the dome and then lifted up into position in one go. This is because the presence of the Dome fabric precluded the traditional construction methods using large cranes.
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| Extreme Events are things which we hope will never happen but need to be included in the design "just in case". I show how mathematical models are used to predict the behaviour of Smoke in a fire scenario and the effects of the fire itself on the structure (material degradation and thermal expansion). I also briefly show how the effects of Blast on a structure can be modelled and how local damage is prevented from having a disproportionate effect on the surrounding structure through a Progressive Collapse study.
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References |
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More information on the O2 Arena can be found on www.theo2.co.uk
A rather advanced discussion of building fires can be found at the University of Manchester
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